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Turlock Christian and Denair High varsity girls basketball kicked off the 2017-18 season on Tuesday night from the Calvary Baptist gym in what has become a friendly rivalry and a glimpse of what the near future has in stored for both programs.

Denair and Turlock Christian High basketball teams are familiar with each other, especially since they are only separated by approximately 2.2 miles on the same road. This closeness has led to a friendly rivalry in athletics over the last decade, and more recently with the boys basketball teams.

Pitman High wrestling head coach Adam Vasconcellos is heading into his 10th season with the Pride, and despite building a state power over the last decade, he seems confident that the best is yet to come with how the program has been developing lately with a multitude of talented wrestlers.

In his first season as head coach for the Hilmar High varsity girls soccer team, Doug Delay led his Yellowjacket squad to an undefeated year in the Trans-Valley League, winning the title outright and making a semifinal appearance in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V tournament.

While it may be over, the spirit of the 2017 Turlock High volleyball season will always live on, as the team captured the most successful season to-date in program history after winning their first Section title and finishing league play as undefeated champions.

The 2016-17 prep basketball season didn't fare well for both Turlock and Pitman High's varsity boys teams as they struggled to finish in the top half of the standings in the Central California Conference in their penultimate year.